Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi

Master of Thomas HooLinkedCulture matchlcp-f15809171537

Date
c. 1440–50
Medium
ink, tempera and gold on vellum
Culture
France, Paris
Department
Medieval Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
169745

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The Adoration of the Magi, an important image in Christian tradition that recalls the visit of three kings to see the newly born Jesus, is depicted here. The artist, known as the Master of Thomas Hoo, gets his name from a book of hours made for Lord Thomas Hoo, chancellor of Normandy and of France. His work is characterized by a rich palette, lush draperies, and finely delineated landscapes. The artist thickly applied gold leaf to the crowns and halos and used liquid gold to highlight the hems of his figures’ garments. This page begins the prayers to be said at the hour of sext, or the sixth hour of the day (around noon).

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Credit line
The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection
Provenance
[Bruce Ferrini (1949-2010), Akron, OH, sold to Ms. Jeanne Miles Blackburn] | -2011: Jeanne Miles Blackburn, Maitland, FL, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 2011-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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